For much of the world, the EU Copyright Directive is seen as a bold and positive step to make sure that authors are fairly remunerated for the use of their …
A Brief Guide to the New EU Copyright Directive
Although it first appeared on paper in September 2016, the origins of the new EU copyright directive can be found a decade earlier when the popularisation of online sharing sites …
#yes2copyright
IAF was pleased to be a signatory of the #yes2copyright campaign in the lead up to the vote on the EU Copyright Directive.
European Parliament approves Copyright Directive
The European Parliament has today voted to adopt the EU Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive with 348 in favour and 274 against. IAF is delighted to see that …
Joint statement to MEPs on the Copyright Directive
Authors’ associations in France (Société des Gens de Lettres), Germany (VS Verband), Italy (Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori) and Spain (Asociación Colegial de Escritores) released a joint statement to MEPs ahead …
IAF supports Article 13b in the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
IAF supports calls from visual artists’ organisations for the introduction of Article 13b to the EU Copyright Directive. This addition to the Copyright Directive addresses the business model of internet …
The EU Directive on the Digital Single Market
In September 2016, the European Commission issued its proposal for a new EU Directive on copyright in the digital single market (DSM). Since then, IAF members in the EU have …
Society of Audiovisual Authors calls for the EU to support authors in the Copyright Directive
The Society of Audiovisual Authors (SAA) has called for legislators to acknowledge the real life pressures that authors face with rights’ transfer contracts and the injustice this does to creators. …
European Parliament declines to support audiovisual authors
In a vote on the Copyright Directive proposal, the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee (IMCO) have failed to vote positively on any of the amendments asking to ensure audiovisual (AV) …
CISAC calls for new legislation to ensure a fair digital market for creators
Speaking at UNESCO on June 12th 2017, Jean-Michel Jarre, musician and President of CISAC called for new legislation ‘to make the digital revolution the “creators’ revolution”’. In his speech to …
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